On The Hard

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Our plan for hurricane season this year was to stay in Grenada, so this is as far south as we were going to sail. But we decided to try something new. Instead of living on the boat thru all of hurricane season (which is downright miserable) we decided to put the boat on the hard and live on land, at least for 6 weeks. It was time for us to haul out anyways because we needed new bottom paint. It would also give us the opportunity to do some much needed maintenance on the boat that requires it to be out of the water; like replace the underwater lights, fix the bilge pump and other plumbing projects, check the cutlass bearing and pitch the prop, etc. And there was no way that we were going to live on the boat when it is on the hard. So it all made perfect sense. We scheduled to haul out the last week in August, for the entire month of September, and the first week in October. Basically, the worst months of hurricane season.

So yes, we are landlubbers again. After we got the boat hauled out and safely strapped down at the boat yard (a tedious process) we moved into the Turtleback Pavilion. We found this villa on-line and thought it would be perfect. It is a small Mediterranean studio apartment on the Lance aux Epines Peninsula in Grenada, overlooking Secret Harbor. But the best part is the pool! We have loved our stay here and have taken full advantage of living on land again. We swim in the pool everyday and have had a multitude of dinner parties with our friends. And it has been great to take a break from living on the boat, which can get tiresome. There are just some things about living on land that you take for granted; like your house doesn’t rock and roll with the waves, you have all the running water and electricity you need, and you never have to worry about it sinking. It has been a much needed break for us.

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